Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ("Emperor William the Great") was a German transatlantic ocean liner in service from 1897 to 1914, when she was scuttled in battle. She was the largest ship in the world for a time, and held the Blue Riband until Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania entered service in …

The Battle of Río de Oro was a single-ship action fought in August 1914 during the First World War, when HMS Highflyer attacked the German SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off Río de Oro on the coast of Northwest Africa.

Ephemera for the SS Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse available at the GG Archives. Ephemera includes passenger lists, photographs, and menu covers.

Launched in 1897, the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse became the first true superliner of the modern era. The ship also was the first ship to have four funnels. Soon four funnels became a signal of strength and safety when crossing the ocean.

On 19 September 1897, the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse left Bremerhaven on her maiden voyage, bound for New York. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was truly a marvel of her age. She was the largest and longest liner afloat, second overall only to Brunel’s Great Eastern of 1860.

2021年7月13日 · The "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" was 649 feet long, 66 feet broad, and 39 feet deep, from main deck to keel. Her register tonnage was 14,349 tons, and displacement 20,000 tons. The powerful engines indicated 28,000 horse power, giving the leviathan an average speed of from 22 to 23 knots per hour.

The KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE was the first 4-funnel ship, from the time of her launch until 1899 the largest, and in 1898 the fastest ship in the world; in 1898, she carried 24 per cent of the First Class passenger revenue on the North Atlantic to New York.